All data sets are collections of grayscale TIF images at 256 x 256 pixels.

Axial, sagittal, and coronal image data sets will be available June 1, 2001 for Carnegie Stages 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, and 23.

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Segmented axial data sets will also be available June 1, 2001 for the neural tube, brain, eyes, lungs, heart, stomach, liver, suprarenals, kidneys, and cloaca. Not all structures are available for each Carnegie Stage.

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How to Obtain Data Sets

A license agreement will be available before June 1, 2001 as a PDF file. Download this PDF file and make two copies of it. Please have both copies signed by your appropriate institutional officials and mail both signed copies to the address listed below. The agreement requires that you include a brief statement explaining your intended use for the data sets and describes the conditions for use of these data sets.

Multi-dimensional Human Embryo Project
University of Michigan
2000 Bonisteel Blvd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
USA

The agreements will be signed here and one copy will be returned to you. You will also be sent an FTP account name and password to download the data.